Trends
What's moving in the law and what it means for officers, judges, and first responders. Lawsuits that change broker behavior. Federal rules in the works. State statutes spreading from one capital to the next.
ALPR litigation in 2025-2026: how license-plate readers are getting tested under DPPA
Automated license-plate readers are everywhere now. The lawsuits trying to rein them in are picking up. Most of the legal pressure runs through one federal statute: the Driver's Privacy Protection Act.
CFPB's December 2024 proposed rule on data broker sales of sensitive personal info
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a rule in December 2024 that would treat most data brokers like credit bureaus. If finalized, it cuts off a chunk of the pipeline that puts your home address on Spokeo. Big if.
How Daniel's Law spread from 1 state in 2021 to 14 jurisdictions in 2026
Daniel's Law lets covered first responders force data brokers to remove their home address. New Jersey passed it in 2021. Thirteen other jurisdictions have followed. The coverage varies wildly.